E/CN.4/2005/61 page 21 77. Finally, sharing the opinion of her predecessor, the Special Rapporteur considers that the information brought forward demonstrates that the events of 11 September 2001 continue to have a dramatic impact on the situation of human rights, including freedom of religion or belief. She remains particularly concerned at the fact that States continue to adopt legislation and measures establishing a confusing and misleading link between certain religions and terrorism, which affects the right to freedom of religion of those persons whose religion or belief is targeted. She also deplores the absence in many countries of positive measures that aim at restoring or establishing a climate of religious tolerance, which remains the central concern of the mandate, so that the provisions of the Declaration can be fully achieved. Notes 1 See general comment No. 22 on article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted by the Human Rights Committee at its forty-eighth session (1993). 2 Ibid. 3 Ibid., para. 5. 4 Ibid. 5 “Guidelines for Review of Legislation Pertaining to Religion or Belief” prepared by the OSCE/ODIHR Advisory Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief in consultation with the Council of Europe’s Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission), adopted by the Venice Commission at its fifty-ninth plenary session (Venice, 18-19 June 2004) (see www.osce.org/documents/odihr). 6 Report on the visit of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief to Romania (E/CN.4/2004/63/Add.2), para. 94. 7 General comment No. 22, para. 4. 8 Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the second periodic report of France, adopted on 4 June 2004, thirty-sixth session (CRC/C/15/Add.240), paras. 25 and 26. 9 Views of the Human Rights Committee on the Hudoyberganova v. Uzbekistan case, adopted on 5 November 2004, eighty-second session, (CCPR/C/82/D/931/2000), para. 6.2. -----